Tim Works at a Law Firm Where He Is Expected

question 93

Multiple Choice

Tim works at a law firm where he is expected to bring in a large number of cases each week.He has been working at this job for five years,typically putting in 70 hours a week.He has begun to experience irritability and has begun to drink alcohol in the evening in order to get to sleep.Based on this information,if he were taking any other drug,it would most likely be

• A)sedatives.
• B)amphetamines.
• C)hallucinogens.
• D)pain killers.

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Definitions:

Energy of Activation

The minimum quantity of energy that the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified chemical reaction.

Equilibrium Reaction

A chemical reaction where the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal, leading to a constant concentration of reactants and products.

Molecules

Electrically neutral groups of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.

Toxin

A poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms that can cause disease when introduced into the body tissues.